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The 2006 NFL season was the 87th regular season of the National Football League (NFL). Regular season play was held from September 7 to December 31, 2006. The season began with the reigning Super Bowl XL champion Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Miami Dolphins in the NFL Kickoff Game.
The NFL does not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there are no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round. In the first round, dubbed the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend , the third-seeded division winner hosts the sixth-seed wild card, and the fourth seed hosts the fifth.
The National Football League playoffs for the 2005 season began on January 7, 2006. The postseason tournament concluded with the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL, 21–10, on February 5, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
The 2006 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 37th in the National Football League (NFL), their 47th overall, their 44th in Kansas City, and their first under head coach Herm Edwards. Despite failing to improve on their 10–6 record from 2005 , they finished 9-7 and made a wild card playoff spot, unlike the previous year.
The Louisiana Superdome during the Saints' win over the Philadelphia Eagles, October 15, 2006. The 2006 season was the New Orleans Saints' 40th in the National Football League (NFL). The season began with the team returning to New Orleans after a year in exile from the city, and trying to improve on their 3–13 record in 2005.
The 2006 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 57th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 61st overall. It began with the team trying to improve on their 4–12 record in 2005 .
The 2006 New York Giants season was the franchise's 82nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Tom Coughlin. The season began with the team trying to improve on their 11–5 record from 2005, which saw them win the NFC East. They did not win the NFC East or improve on that record, falling to 8–8 on the ...
The 2006 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise's 88th season overall and their 86th in the National Football League (NFL). This season resulted in an 8–8 record. After the firing of Mike Sherman, [1] the Packers hired Mike McCarthy as their head coach. [2] 2006 would be McCarthy's first year as head coach. The Packers improved from 4 ...